Shark Tracker: Demonstrating the Use of Acoustic Telemetry to Track Sharks

本项目向公众介绍了一组研究成果，利用最先进的声学技术监测沿海苗圃中幼鲨的长期运动模式。水族馆的游客将体验到一个互动的鲨鱼现场展览，旨在模仿鲨鱼的监测。研究中鲨鱼运动的互动动画将被整合到展览中，并将在视频监视器上进行解释，同时在展览水箱中游泳的鲨鱼会激活探测器，显示其位置和运动。这个展览是为所有年龄的游客设计的，它展示了研究项目是如何运作的，并解释了鲨鱼是如何将沿海海湾作为托儿所的，以及这些地区对幼鲨的生存是多么重要。传播是通过每年接待超过40万游客的莫特海洋水族馆，并通过网络直播和远程学习元素。

This project communicates to public audiences a body of research using state-of-the-art acoustic technology to monitor the long-term movement patterns of juvenile sharks in a coastal nursery. Aquarium visitors will experience an interactive live shark exhibit designed to mimic shark monitoring. Interactive animations of shark movements from the research study are integrated into the exhibit and will be explained on video monitors while a shark swimming in an exhibit tank activates detectors showing its location and movement. Designed for visitors of all ages, the exhibit demonstrates how the research project works and explains how sharks use coastal bays as nursery areas and how these areas are critical to the survival of young sharks. Dissemination is through the Mote Marine Aquarium that receives over 400,000 visitors annually, and through web cast and distance-learning elements.